Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 10, 1960, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextIlnlog ery Trapped by Mobs do Toky I Regional Edition 1 Medford 20 PAGES "I Call It A Riddle Wrapped In A Mystery Inside An Ceremonies Open New Jackson Pool Public ceremonies this morning opened the Jackson park swimming and wading pools to the public. Medford Mayor John Sni der cut the ribbon opening the swimming pool, and Ab Gressett, vice president of the Crater Lions, cut the ribbon opening the wading pool. Following the dedication and opening speeches, there were demonstrations of swim ming instruction methods used by the city recreation depart ment in its summer swimming program, and. a water, ballet by the YMCA synchronized iwimming group. -. Recreation Superintendent Flashing Placed On Courthouse New' flashing has been placed . along the perimeter of the parapet wall on the courthouse annex roof, the county court reported today. The Job was finished Thurs day. Aluminum flashing on the steel frame previously used required too many calked joints and developed some leaks, the court explained. Price for the job by Brill Metal Works, Medford, was about-$600. County jail pris oners provided some of the labor, it was reported. Paving of the county court house parking lot extension will be started soon, the court said. Spaces will be marked off for. 11 cars. The addition al space behind the court house was cleared earlier this year. New' York -WPD- Mrs. Elea nor Roosevelt Thursday night endorsed Adlai E. Stevenson for the Democratic presiden tial nomination. t , , 4' " - ! ! , , ' , t , ' n7 !-:mr-: '.' : -'if POOL DEDICATED Jackson park swimming pool was formally 'jpen for business" at 1 p.m. thifi)afternoon, fol lowing dedication ceremonies at 10:30 this morning. The picture above shows i team from the YMCA u they put MEDFORD, Enigma Ken Lyons directed the city demonstration, and Mrs. La nell Wilkes supervised the ballet group. The Jackson pool will now be open from 1 to 9 p.m. each day throughout the summer. 200 Attend Approximately 200 persons heard Mayor Snider dedicate the swimming pool with the words,-'.'on behalf of the city council I dedicate this pool for all to enjoy." In dedicating the wading pool, Gressett said, "I would like to take this opportunity to thank "all the people for making this project possible for the Crater Lions club." The Crater Lions raised the $3,000 necessary to finance the pool from its annual tele vision auction. They gave the pool to the city as a commu nity project. Master of Ceremonies Russ Jamison introduced Mark Goldy, a member of the Jack son County Housing authority which gave the .land and money to make the pool pos sible. - Most of the city officials, including the city council and parks and recreation commis sion, attended. Also present were Dr. Leonard B. May field, superintendent of the Medford public schools, and Hob Deuel, mayor of Medford during the early years of World War II, and a former member of the housing au thority. The pool was constructed at a cost of $83,000. It is 75 feet long and 42 feet wide, and . ranges from three feet deep at the shallow end to six feet at the deep end Provisions have been made in the project for the addition of a diving pool, when the city has the money.. 'n'i ' ' i i IT OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE Hatfield Names Snider to Board Of Aeronautics Salem-IUPD-John W. Snider of Medford today was ap pointed by Gov. Mark Hat field to the State Board of Aeronautics to succeed for mer Gov. Elmo Smith, Al bany, who resigned. Snider is now in his last year of office as mayor of Medford, having been elected to two terms after six years on the city council. He has indicated he will not seek re election. Last year he served as a member of the Oregon Cen tennial Commission. In addi tion, he is now president of the League of Oregon Cities, having succeeded to office when Loren McKinley, mayor of Tillamook, resigned to move to Portland. Snider also is a member of the highways committee of the American Municipal asso ciation. Smith's resignation as a member of the aeronautics board was motivated by his candidacy for U.S. Senator. The aeronautics board is responsible for development of airports and air industry generally, cooperation with other agencies of government in aviation matters, providing emergency air transportation for other state agencies, re ceiving and expending federal funds for aviation purposes, providing ' engineering and technical services where needed, air safety programs and hazard removal, and su pervising air search and res cue operations. Committee Okays Big Defense Bill Washington -(UPD- The Sen ate Appropriations commit tee approved a $40 bililon de fense money bill today, more than a billion dollars higher than President ' Eisenhower ordered. The $40,384,897,000 bill for the fiscal year starting July 1, was cleared for Senate ac tion with a last-minute addi tion to speed the Air Force sky-spy SAMOS satellite. The total was $l,04,B7,- 000 more than Eisenhower requested in his original budget, which the administra tion later trimmed by $120 million. It also was $1,047,- 030,000 more than was ap proved by the House. The bill, set at more than half the entire 1981 budget, would bolster -spending for more missile power, antisub marine defenses, Army mod ernization and s u p er sonic bombers. Salem (UPD A progress re port on the state's pilot pro gram for education of migrant children will be presented to the State Board of Education when it meets here for three days beginning next Monday Vjr m V'ihk iiii'ii'iri 'r'r" n on swimming demonstrations following the dedication speech by Mayor John Snider. Approximately 200 persons ere on hand for the ceremony. aSTRIBUNE 10, 1960 Fiscal Group Raps Military Department Salem-UP!J-The Oregon Mil itary department came under fire from the Legislative Fis cal committee today for re modeling a building at Port land Air base into a head quarters building for the 41st Infantry division. The com mittee charged that the re- Bomb Explodes at Church; Two Boys Admit Making It Two boys, aged 12 and 13, have admitted to Medford po lice that they made a bomb which exploded behind the First Christian church, 209 South Oakdale ave., last night. The bomb went off about 7:20 p.m., but reportedly did no damage. Shortly after the explosion police traced the bomb to the boys. They were taken into custody at their homes and admitted making the bomb, but not setting it off. They told police they put some gunpowder in a carbon dioxide cartridge and attempt ed to explode it behind the church. However, they said it wouldn't go off and they gave it to an unidentified boy who was passing by. iney tnen left the area. When they were only a short distance away they heard the bomb explode, they said. Po lice are looking for the other youth. Chief of Police Charles P Champlin has expressed con cern over the number of small bomb explosions in Medford during the past few months, Bomb in Hallway Several weeks ago bomb went off in the hallway of Medford High school, and a week later , another bomb broke several windows in the General Machine Works, 322 East Fourth st. Neither of t h e 1 1 bombing has been solved. Fortunately, the chief notes. no one has yet been injured. But," he said, "if children continue to play with these bombs then somebody will be hurt or killed." He added that the bombs are just as dangerous to the person set ting them of as they are to in nocent bystanders. He warned parents that If they want to keep their chil dren in one piece, they better keep explosives out of their hands. The chief also had a warn ing for persons who sell gun powder and other explosive materials to youth. Anyone who sells such things to chil dren can be charged with a misdemeanor under state law, he said, and the city will most certainly prosecute when It hears of such violations. - J-WvJl 'v ii mi' 'iV mViaffiiii 55th Year Price 10 Cents No. 70 modeling job had not been authorized. There was testimony that between $37,000 and $39,000 had been spent on the project but the project had not been authorized by the 1959 legis lature nor by the state depart ment of finance and adminis tration. The committee said the military department took the funds earmarked for mainte nance and used It to remodel the structure. State Fiscal Officer Ken neth Bragg said that the state finance department probably wouldn't have approved the remodeling work because of elaborate decor involved. In cluded was a 370-foot office space for the commanding general. Law Suggested Several committee m e m- bers said some sort of law should be written to prevent a recurrence in the future but Oregon Senate President Wal ter Pearson (D-Portland) dis agreed. He said the incident falls under the administration of Gov. Mark Hatfield and "he should straighten it out." Lt. Col. L. M. Blaisdell of Salem, military department fiscal officer, said procedures used in the past were fol lowed. He explained that Na tional Guard employes are now doing maintenance work formerly done by contractors and this resulted in a saving and the remodeling job went ahead. Question by Duncan House Speaker Robert Dun can (D-Medford) asked how much the state is spending on remodeling of the home of the adjutant general at -Camp Withy combe a n d Blaisdell said he didn't know but that most of it is being put up by Gen. Alfred Hints, himself. Blaisdell was ordered to come up with exact figures and report to the committee at its next meeting. Three Appear in Circuit Court Imposition of sentence was suspended for three years for three men appearing in Jack son county circuit court this morning. Junior Lee Hammond, 22, of route 2, box 605, Central Point, and Paul James Stew art, 18, of 19 Jeanette St., Medford, both received sus pended Imposition of sen tences for three years for burglary not in dwelling. They were charged with entering the Olympic Petro leum and Equipment com pany, Inc., 1050 South River side ave., May 3. Imposition of sentence was suspended for three years on Theron .Russell Walters, 38, of 10 East Clark St., Medford, for obtaining money under false pretenses. He was charg ed with issuing false check for $23 April 11. All three men had pleaded guilty before Circuit Judge James M. Main. National Guard Leaves for Camp Forty-four members of Company E, Second Battle Group, 186th Infantry, Med ford's Oregon National Quard unit, left this morning in a seven-truck convoy for sum mer encampment at Ft. Lew is, Wash. An eight-truck advance con voy left the armory earlier this week. A total of 87 local men are participating. Other units are joining along the way. First Lt. Lyle R. Brown Is convoy commander lor the entire Battle Group. Unit officials report that the encampment will run two weeks, with the troops return ing to Medford Saturday, June 23. The units will arrive at the Fort Saturday about 3 p.m. First Lt. Donald M. Ivi, unit commander,, said the training and testing at camp will be evaluated by Sixth Army officers, and will b iraded on the same basis as regular Army troops. The unit last year received a rating of excellent. Training thlf year wIM be at squad and section level, and If considered qualified they will train at platoon level next year. P V) -.sJSaSn t ft 4PVS? TRAPPED BY MOB Secret Service guards try to keep the crowd away from Press Secretary James Hagerty's limousine at Tokyo International airport today as Hag erty and U.S. Ambassador Douglas Mac Tea Room Presented Mrs. Jimmy Richards ap peared before the Medford city planning commission last night and made an unched uled request for permission to operate a "tea room" at the Mall building, 1005 East Main St. The planning commission advised Mrs. Richards that the request would necessitate change of zone and the proper procedure for this would be to request a public hearing. Mrs. Richards indi cated that she would request such a hearing. She told the commission there is a definite need for eating facilities to serve em ployees who work in the Subdivision Gets Tentative OK The Medford city planning commission last night gave tentative approval to plans lor a 30-lot subdivision to be located In northern Medford, It was the only item of busi ness transacted. The subdivision will be called Rogue Terrace No. 1, and will be located northeast of the intersection of Grand view and Whittle aves. Only one street will be included within the boundaries of the subdivision, Gould ave. Developer is the Crater Land Development company. It plans to construct the street, gutters, sidewalks, curbs, water mains and sewer lines, all according to city specifications. Before tentative approval for the Rogue Terrace subdi vision could be given, the commission had to withdraw tentative approval for the Grandview Unit No. 2 subdi vision planned earlier for this same area. Planning Consultant ' Ned Langford pointed out to the commission that tentative ap proval was given the Grand view subdivision some time ago, but nothing has since been done. The commission found it necessary to make tentative approval subject to one major condition. This is that the sub divider extend a 6-Inch water main from where It now dead ends on Grandview ave. some 575 feet to connect with the subdivision's water mains. This would be done at the subdlvider's expense. Bids Planned on Projects in Area Bids on 33 projects in 21 counties totaling about $6,- 800,000 will be received by the Oregon highway commis sion In Salem until June 30, according to commission offi cials. Projects in this area include the Rogue river bridge at Laurelhurst rd., and the Paul B. Rynnlng bridge over the south fork of the Rogue on the Butte Falls-Prospect rd. Also scheduled for opening for bids is a Medford office to be constructed north of the present state police offices. Sources have Indicated it will house state police, the Public Utilities commission, and pos sibly the Department of motor vehicles and other state gov ernment agencies. ' In Josephine county, bids will be received for the Hayes htll-Sauers flat paving Job on the Redwood highway 16 miles southwest of Grants Psss. All bids will be referred to the commission lOt award t a meeting July 7. Request Planners numerous office buildings lo cated in the area. The only eating facilities now avail able to them are on the west side she said, and to travel such a distance for lunch is an inconvenience. The commission pointed out that this area is now zoned multiple-family which permits office buildings but not eat ing establishments. To permit a restaurant in this area, it would require at least a class IIIA zone it was noted. Mrs. Richards asked the commission if it would be permissable to sell member ships in the restaurant mak ing it a kind of club and get around the zoning regulations In this manner. Clubs are per mitted in multiple - family zones. , Planning Consultant Ned Langford said that this is pussimewayoigeiungarounc, me zoning regulation. City Attorney Joel Reeder naa a lew woras vo say aooui this: "I would like to say for tne record that I fail to see how something that can't be done directly can be done in directly without an attempt from my office to prosecute. Half in Fun . . The comment was made half In fun and everyone had a good laugh. Acting Commission Chair man Jack Edson said there is already one commercial area in town and there is begin ning to be some concern over the commercial development along East Main st., even the way it is now. He added that the tea room would be a com mercial development. Commission member Don Walters added that commer cial developments can change the entire complexion of a neighborhood. He noted Uiat the commission can't let one person go in on a commercial development and not let oth ers. -V ; . t I rt---v iJ f'Mt.ii,,' ; , ;i"";Mj4 medford"' i7a, fit ' V INK DELIVERY As part of the recent modernization of the Mail Tribune's print ing facilities, ink Is no longer received by 30-gallon drum. Instead, it is delivered by tank truck direct from the California Ink. company plant in Berkeley, Calif., and is stored in a 2,300-gallon ink tank In the basement of the new press building. On hand Ubovaj when0the first delivery was Arthur II are trapped inside for an hour by anti-Eisenhower demonstrators. A Ma rine helicopter finally managed to rescue the two men from the midst of the scream ing mob. (UPI Radiotelephoto) OSC Program Called 'Rotten' Washington - IUPD - A key House member has charged that an Oregon State college contract designed to strength en the teaching program at a college in Thailand is "rot ten to the bone. 1 The attack was made re cently by Chairman Otto E. Passman (D-La.) at a closed door hearing of the House Appropriations subcommittee considering the foreign aid program. The transcript was made public Thursday. The contract was entered into Sept. 15, 1954, between Oregon State and Kasetsart university in Thailand. Ore gon State agreed to help strengthen the education, re search and extension program of Kasetsart, which is a new agricultural school. The United States govern-' ment has furnished $785,0001 t0 meet t , tn ,i , jjui Th.i .... r ' equWaiem,.to 88 ,000 ha, h..n ,,,nt,,-rt f.nnv ,. generated counterpart funds. In - Corvallis, Dr. A.; L Strand, president - of Oregon State, defended -the program and denied there was any thing "rotten'.' about it. He said the OSC project won high praise from two investi gators for the international Cooperation Administrat 1 on who studied it In Thailand. WEATHER FORKCAST: r.lr with variable cloudlneai tonight and Satur day. Low tonlfht ii. Hllh Saturday 85. Temp. Hlcheit Yfiterday .. 87 Lowest this Morning . ... 49 Our Skies Tonight Suniet today T:4S p.m. Sunrise tomorrow .... 4:34 a.m. The Moon rises 9:03 p.m. tonlfht and rides low. Last Quarter June IS The planet,- Saturn, seen near the Moon tonlsht Is now actu ally about ISO million miles from the Earth. CaM MEDFORD MML-TMBUHE v-k . Helicopter Saves Press Secretary, U.S. Ambassador Fanatic Leftists Curse Eisenhower Tokyo - (UPD - Thousands of screaming, fanatical leftists mobbed Presidential Secre tary James C. Hagerty today in a violent protest against President Eisenhower's forth coming visit, but Hagerty said the trip would be carried out as planned. The mobs trapped Hagerty. U.S. Ambassador Douglas MacArthur II and White House Appointments Secre tary Thomas E. Stephens in a limousine for 70 minutes un til they were rescued by a Marine helicopter. The mobs stoned the car and helicopter, broke windows and slashed the car's tires but did not hurt the Americans. The frenzied mob of 5,000 shouted "G d Eisenhower" and "Yankee go home," as it overwhelmed the 2,000 police who rushed to the scene. An additional 15,000 demonstra- . tors milled outside the airport trying to get to Hagerty, and additional thousands besieged the heavily guarded U.S-. em bassy. .''. , Try to Topple Car " Fighting broke oiit bctween police and the mob and be tween black-shirted . rightists and the extreme left wing -students who led the demon-' strations. The leftists sang the - Communist, .' Internationale ' i as they battered Hagerty's car -and tried to turn it over. Metropolitan police head quarters said 45 policemen were injured, none seriously, and that they believed that many" students were injur ed in sporadic clashes around the Hagerty car. Four persons were arrested. Police clubbed students with heavy truncheons and the demonstrators fought back with bamboo sticks and stones, some of which dam-. aged the helicopter. One . youth was bashed In the face'. as he cursed Elsenhower. i He fled, his glasses broken and blood streaming down his face. The mob seized -the-policeman and beat and stomped him until he was rescued. Poliee Are Helpless ' . i . The mob made up of mem bers of the fanatical Zenffaku- ren students group, the giant out tyu 'Liaour union utuueu' eration and Socialists includ- . Jng a red-sashed member ot Parliament - announced their move in advance. And police were helpless. Hagerty and MacArthur sat - in the car puffing cigarettes while the mob shrieked out side and cursed the U.S. and Elsenhower. Eight helicopters circled overhead until at last one made a daring landing nearby. The mob turned Its venge ance on the neilcopter ana showered It with rocks but Hagerty, MacArthur 'and Stephens, surrounded by U.S. . security agents and Japanese ' nnlire mnrip it throueh the - mob and scrambled aboard. f i'i' made Wednesday were, left to right, Arch McNeil, Cal Ink branch manager; Circula- Hon Manager Dale Erlckson, Press Foreman Dick Greene, Business Manager Gerald La tham, and Cal Ink Branch Manager C. R. Daniel. It takes an average of 200 gallons ol ink to print each edition of the Mail Trib une, Latham said. The supply now on hand will last about lour months.